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SEXSOMNIA

Sexsomnia causes sufferers to carry out sexual acts in their sleep.

It is related to other sleeping conditions, such as sleepwalking and night terrors, called non-REM parasomnias’ — because they happen in deep sleep rather than the lighter REM (rapid eye movement) phase.

Typically the activity unfolds during the first third of the night when the majority of deep sleep occurs.

At this stage, the front part of the brain, responsible for planning and logic, is so deeply asleep it doesn’t function, but the limbic system — responsible for basic urges — appears to wake up.

Another user agreed, writing: 'It is possible, tell him he needs to seek medical treatment immediately.

'I lived this with my ex husband and so I know it's possible and treatable.

However, most users thought the boyfriend's explanation was just a laughable excuse for cheating on her and described his explanation as as a 'nonsensical' lie.

Other users questioned why and how the roommate was even in the girlfriend's bed for the sex to happen in the first place.

And one suggested that she was to blame for the whole incident by engineering to be in the girlfriend's bed when she knew he'd be there.

Others, however, advised the anonymous woman to dump her boyfriend for having sex with someone else, no matter what the circumstances.

'You can not dump this guy fast enough. He is extremely dangerous,' one urged her.

The girlfriend said it's possible the sex was an accident because she looks like her roommate

Some users argued that he may have a sleep disorder and wasn't conscious during the sex

Others blamed the roommate while most people urged her to dump her boyfriend for cheating

One user said it's not possible to 'accidentally' have sex with someone, despite his claims